Thankful

So many things to be thankful for. Right now, I’m REALLY thankful that Cody got to come and spend a week with me sweating to death in Toposaland. As much as I try to explain some of the differences in how life works here compared to in the US, there are things that I just can’t explain. Now Cody has been here to see and experience the culture and ministry in all its craziness/awesomeness/weirdness/ridiculousness/everythingelseness. I love that I have somebody at home who kind of “gets” it now. Plus, let’s be honest. As great as Skype and email are, it was so good to actually be with him in person.

First of all, BIG shout out to Emily, Kasie, Taylor, Katherine, Micah, Justin, FBC Lubbock youth, Deb, my parents and my grandparents for alllllll the stuff you sent with Cody! I was so overwhelmed that I literally had to open everything in small amounts and it took three days to look through it all!

After being here a day and a half, Cody had a baby named after him in one of the villages. Meet Lomuria/Cody. He’s cute! And P.S. I was here two months before I had a baby named after me so apparently Cody is way more popular than I am.

He even trapped and killed the rat that got in his tukel one night. The REAL South Sudan experience! I'm just glad it was in his tukel and not mine this time.

Hanging out in a village in Chumakori.

Shannon and Carrie and the boys planned a date night for us. They cooked us an awesome dinner, the boys were the waiters (complete with Italian accents) and we got to borrow their living room to watch a movie. Best date ever!

Yep. So thankful.